Local Roundup: Watsonville's Carina Moreno set to fight for WBA flyweight title in December

Watsonville's Carina Moreno will fight defending World Boxing Association flyweight champion Susi Kentikian on Dec. 1 in Düsseldorf, Germany, it was announced earlier this week.

Moreno's trainer, Rick Noble, confirmed the title bout on Wednesday and said the contract was signed in recent weeks.

"Her record is strong," Noble said of Kentikian, who is 29-1 with 16 knockouts. "She's only 5-(foot)-1, so Carina probably has reach on her. But (Kentikian) is a powerful girl with powerful combinations."

The 25-year-old Kentikian lost her previous fight on May 16 to Melissa McMorrow, and with it the WBO and WIBF flyweight titles. Kentikian's WBA title was not on the line, however.

"Carina has better skills than McMorrow, but McMorrow is tough," Noble said. "Carina has a different technique."

Moreno hasn't fought since Sept. 22 when she lost by unanimous decision to Irma Sanchez. She was tentatively scheduled to fight Esmeralda Moreno in a title fight on Nov. 3, although a contract was never signed.

"And they dropped us for no reason," Noble said.

Moreno, 31, is 22-5 with six knockouts in her career.

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